Kent Stowell gives advice, in the book, on why it is important to have a healthy approach to eating for dancers. He first mentions it is important to have the right knowledge, experience, right
frame of mind and approach towards food and eating. Having a healthy attitude towards food can lead to
experiencing new things. It not only encourages
nutritional well-being, but helps ‘dancers discover other things about food.’ He stresses how important it is to
have some type of routine when sitting down for meals- promotes ‘enjoyment’ and
‘creativity’
He hopes that ‘his dancers have
nourishing meals- if only to give them a sense of life, somehow,’ and “providing
information is the key.”
It also helps aid in the performance skills of a dancer. It
is not all about perfecting choreography, but artistry is needed. “We have
always encouraged our dancers to think about other things, if for no other
reason than it makes them interesting performers.”
Berardi, G. 2005, Finding Balance- Fitness, Training and Health for a Lifetime in Dance, 2nd edn. Routeledge, New York.
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